Westfield Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 874 and it contained 421 housing units.[1]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.74 square miles (90.0 km2), of which 34.73 square miles (90.0 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]
As of the 2020 census[1] there were 874 people, 368 households, and 267 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.16 inhabitants per square mile (9.71/km2). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 12.12 per square mile (4.68/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.74% White, 0.57% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population.
There were 368 households, out of which 26.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.95% were married couples living together, 4.08% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 27.45% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.
The township's age distribution consisted of 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $71,250. Males had a median income of $42,222 versus $31,071 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,163. About 6.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.
